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FRANCO (Miguel). O MOTIM. Teatro. Lisboa. 1963. - FRANCO (Miguel) O MOTIM. Teatro . Teatro. Lisboa: Edição do Autor, 1963. 134-[2] pp.; 195 mm. First edition. Miguel Franco (Leiria, 1918 - Queluz, 1988), actor, director and playwright, was considered by Luiz Francisco Rebello to be the most important representative of historical dramaturgy in Portugal in the 1970s. The Mutiny is his most significant and controversial work. Based on the events of 1757 in Porto, in which the people rose up against the creation of the Alto Douro Wine Company by the Marquis of Pombal, the play premiered at the Teatro Avenida in February 1965 by the Amélia Rey Colaço - Robles Monteiro Company, with the presence of President Américo Tomás and members of the government. It was banned by censorship after five days of performances, and the author's name was removed from national publications. The analogy between the interrogations under Pombal's authority and the methods of the PIDE (secret police) was too obvious for the Salazar regime. Rare. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate